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[Photograph of Women in a Parade, 1894]

Description: Photograph of six young women on a Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills Chariot in a parade. Text on the back reads: " 1894 Waco The queen was Miss Maude Chisolm of Waco & Maids of Honor she was sponsored by George Crippen of Waco...Texas Cotton Palace. ". Text on the front says " ~Slayden Kirksey Woolen Mills Chariot~ ".
Date: 1894
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Scrapbook Page of Schulenburg Parades]

Description: Photographs of parades taking place in Schulenburg, Texas. The photographs feature several cars, carts, and floats decorated for parades. The photos on the front of the card were taken at a Fourth of July parade in 1920, while photos on the back of the card were taken at a parade on an unknown later date.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Austin Avenue Parade]

Description: Photograph of a parade on Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, with a line of people riding horses in the middle of the street and crowds of people and buildings lining the street. The Waco City Hall is in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gildersleeve, F. A.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a horse and wagon decorated as a parade float with flowers and American flags. One young boy is riding the horse, and four people of various ages are sitting in the wagon under umbrellas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Miller
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914]

Description: Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, inviting her to the Cotton Palace's Woman's Day Parade on November 7 and instructing her about her position in the parade. The letter is typed on Texas Cotton Palace stationery. Mrs. W. A. Crawford's mailing address is at the Tietz Hotel of Waco
Date: October 26, 1914
Creator: Koch, Mrs. A. W. & Wilkes, Mrs. W. O.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a car decorated as a float in a parade. Two women are sitting in the front seats and one is sitting on a pedestal behind the front seats, with two little girls sitting in the back seats.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Christmas Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a Christmas parade float being towed by a car. The parade has the text "A Merry American Christmas," with a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty and a man dressed as Uncle Sam standing on it. The float was sponsored by Guy Mitchell Cleaners, Pure Milk Co., and Blue Bird Ice Cream.
Date: 1949~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Scrapbook Page of 3 Photos]

Description: Scrapbook page of the 3 photographs. The first photo is of a marching band performing in a parade at Mid Winter Valley Fair, December 1922. To the right of the band is a crowd of people watching the parade. The second photo is of two men in dark clothing plowing onions in a field. The third photo is of a group of mules standing in a pen at Magic Valley.
Date: 1922
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Unknown Parade on Austin Street]

Description: Photograph of an unknown parade on Austin Street in Waco, Texas. To the right of the photo there are various people lined up on the sidewalk with different buildings behind them. In the center of the photo horse drawn carriages are moving down the road. To the left soldiers in uniform line the street.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Mooreville Boosters]

Description: Photograph of the "Mooreville Boosters", possibly part of a parade of cars in either Mooreville or Lorena. The cars carry banners with words painted on them. A band stands in front of the cars, holding drums, trumpets, and horns. A row of shops is visible in the background, including the Evans-Westbrook Mercantile Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Maennerchor Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a parade float for the Waco Maennerchor, a local German society for German men. The float is decorated with banners and flowers hanging from tall wooden harps. On the float are rows women sitting in light-colored dresses, while another woman stands under a canopy at the very end of a float. The parade float is drawn by two horses. Behind the Maennerchor float is a different parade display, decorated with American flags. The procession sits on a dirt road in front of several buildi… more
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Vacation Bible School Parade in Lorena]

Description: Photograph of a Vacation Bible School parade in Lorena, Texas, hosted by Lorena Methodist Church. In the picture, cars carry wagons of children along an unpaved road in front of houses and trees. Children in the back car hold balloons, with one holding a shield-shaped sign reading "AMERICAN YOUTH" seated on the car's roof, his legs resting on the windshield. The wagon with a banner reading "GOING TO THE BALL" at right, its car out of frame, has boys in tuxedos and top hats and girls in white dr… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[WW I Parade in Waco]

Description: Photograph of a World War I parade on Austin Avenue in Waco, featuring three large groups of soldiers marching holding rifles and one flag in each group, and crowds of people watching on both sides of the street; there are also several flags hanging from the store fronts on the right side.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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